The Documentary Film Association of Ukraine (DFAU) brings together key players in the film industry for a strategic conversation on the future and development of documentary filmmaking.
Over the past year, the Association has united more than 70 industry professionals — from established filmmakers to representatives of a new generation of directors, producers, cinematographers, and other practitioners.
With advocacy as its core priority, the Association initiates direct dialogue between the documentary community and its strategic partners — institutions, funds, and platforms. During the event, DFAU members will present the results of their research on the needs of documentary filmmakers, using the real challenges they face as a foundation for shared solutions and long-term strategies.
Iryna Kyporenko: Ukrainian Institute / Head of the Film Department.
Nataliia Movshovych: Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine for European Integration.
Andrii Osipov: Head of the State Film Agency of Ukraine.
Kateryna Feleniuk: Executive Producer, External Production and Co-production Department, Suspilne Ukraine.
Andrii Osipov is a film producer, screenwriter, writer, and public figure, as well as a member of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine. He has been involved in the production of more than twenty Ukrainian films. He holds a degree in law, having graduated with honours from the Faculty of Law at Lesia Ukraiinka Volyn State University.
Nataliia Movshovych is a Ukrainian cultural manager and policymaker based in Kyiv, serving as Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine for European Integration since December 2025. She has fourteen years of experience in film promotion, cultural diplomacy, and international cooperation. She began her career in film distribution and at the Odesa International Film Festival, later working in publicity for Universal and Paramount Pictures Ukraine. Movshovych spent six years at the Ukrainian Institute, Ukraine’s cultural diplomacy institution, shaping its film strategy and leading film programmes (2021–2024). She later served as Executive Producer and Head of festival promotion at Suspilne Ukraine, with its commissioned films receiving first-ever selections at A-list festivals. At the Ministry, her responsibilities include European integration, international partnerships, the audiovisual sector, and media policy.
Kateryna Feleniuk began her career as a director for various Ukrainian television channels and productions. Since 2017, she has been working at Suspilne Ukraine, the National Public Broadcasting Company, where she serves as an executive and creative producer. Kateryna oversees the production of documentaries and plays a key role in developing concepts and video editorial strategies for new projects. She has produced and co-developed over thirty documentaries, many of which explore social, historical, and cultural themes in Ukraine.
In addition to her production work, Kateryna also works as a lecturer and mentor in the field of documentary cinema.
Iryna Kyporenko is a producer, director, and Head of the Film Department at the Ukrainian Institute.
Her educational background includes journalism and documentary filmmaking (Serhii Bukovskyi’s DOC Workshop). In 2015, she took part in the Digital Communication Network fellowship programme of the U.S. Department of State.
She has fifteen years of professional experience in media, documentary filmmaking, and cultural diplomacy. She has collaborated with Tiger Aspect Productions (Netflix), ARTE, The New York Times, TIME, The Economist, and Suspilne Ukraine. Kyporenko also collaborates with The Reckoning Project on documenting and covering Russian war crimes in the media and documentary filmmaking. Iryna is also an expert of the proMOTION programme supporting the international promotion of films, initiated by the Ukrainian Institute and Eurimages.
